WorksheetsJackson - Back in the swing
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
More white men voted for president the 2nd time Jackson ran for president because they no longer had to own what?
a)
slaves
b)
cows
c)
land
d)
a college degree
2.
When Jackson ran for president it was known as government . . .
a)
by the children
b)
by the people
c)
by the slaves
d)
by the states
3.
When Jackson ran for president it was also known as power to . . .
a)
the complicated man
b)
the common man
c)
the common woman
d)
the upper class
4.
What was it called when Jackson fired government employees and hired his friends and supporters?
a)
spoils system
b)
states rights
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
5.
Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that it could declare federal law unconstitutional within its own borders.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
6.
Name given to the 1828 taxation on raw materials that angered many states.
a)
Tax of 1828
b)
Ordinance of Nullification
c)
Tariff of Abominations
d)
Gibbons vs Ogden
7.
Term given to the presidential policies of Andrew Jackson and his belief that politics had been corrupted by special interests.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Whig Party
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
8.
Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?
a)
Nullification
b)
Annexation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secession
9.
What state caused the Nullification Crisis in 1832?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
10.
What new political party was created with Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
Whig
Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican
b)
Democratic
c)
Republican
d)
Federalist
11.
What political party besides the Democratic-Republican Party had died out by the time Jackson became president ?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Federalists
d)
Know Nothing Party
12.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
13.
Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
14.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
15.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
16.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
17.
Which person is known as the "Father of State's Rights" and supported nullification and secession if necessary to protest the "Tariff of Abomination"?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
James Monroe
c)
John C. Calhoun
18.
The North was dependent on __________ while the South was dependent on __________.
a)
Industry, Slavery
b)
Slavery, Agriculture
c)
Industry, Mills
19.
Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?
a)
The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824.
b)
By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.
c)
By 1828, voting laws had been changed in most states to give all white men the right to vote.
d)
The United States had twice as many states in 1828 as it had in 1824.
20.
Jackson's group of advisors was known as the ____ because of the room in which they met.
a)
cellar cabinet
b)
kitchen cabinet
c)
living room cabinet
d)
backyard cabinet
21.
Because this region depended on manufacturing, it supported high tariffs on imported goods.
a)
South
b)
North
c)
West
22.
This region's economy was based on farming, especially of cash crops like tobacco and cotton and there was fierce opposition here to high tariffs on imported goods.
a)
South
b)
West
c)
North
23.
Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis was most upsetting to ___.
a)
states' rights supporters
b)
the rich and well-born
c)
Native Americans
d)
the common people
24.
John C. Calhoun was against nullification.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The Tariff of Abominations placed a tax on imported goods.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Who won the American Revolutionary War?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Mexico
27.
What does bicmaral mean?
a)
Two camels
b)
two houses of legislature
c)
a new bicyle
d)
a bank of the US
28.
What is the 3/5th's compromise?
a)
a way to veto a bill
b)
the votes needed to make an amendment
c)
Congress based on population
d)
a way to count slaves in the population
29.
The idea that states can reject federal laws
a)
Compromise
b)
Veto
c)
Seceede
d)
Nullification
30.
Which Supreme Court Case established Judical Review?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCullogh v Maryland
d)
Simpson v Staubach
31.
The "spoils system" refers to ___.
a)
the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
b)
authorizing the removal of Indian tribes after they lost their court cases
c)
a system for removing old food from the refrigerator on a regular basis
d)
the process where the runner-up in a campaign is made the vice-president
32.
The "spoils system" refers to ___.
a)
the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
b)
authorizing the removal of Indian tribes after they lost their court cases
c)
a system for removing old food from the refrigerator on a regular basis
d)
the process where the runner-up in a campaign is made the vice-president
33.
How did Democracy expand during Jackson's Presidency?
a)
All people were allowed to vote
b)
Only rich land owners could vote
c)
All white men could now vote
d)
Slaves were allowed to vote
34.
Proposed a compromise to lower the controversial tariffs
a)
Henry Clay
b)
John Deere
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Samuel Slater
35.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
36.
This political leader, in his “Exposition and Protest,” claimed that South Carolina had the right to nullify, or refuse to observe, federal tariffs passed in the 1830s.
a)
Daniel Webster
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
37.
Who went into Florida, without permission, and removed the Spanish govenor from power?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Patrick Henry
38.
Did Missouri have slaves after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Yes
b)
No
39.
Which Canal was built in America during this time?
a)
Panama
b)
Suez
c)
Erie
d)
Bruges
40.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
James Monroe
41.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
42.
A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.
a)
Favorite Son
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
43.
In the Election of 1824 who got the most Popular Votes and Electoral College votes?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Crawford
44.
Who was the Speaker of the House who was involved in the "Corrupt Bargain" that led to John Quincy Adams becoming President.
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Crawford
45.
What did followers of Andrew Jackson call themselves?
a)
Democrats
b)
Democrat Republicans
c)
National Republicans
d)
Federalists
46.
What did followers of John Quincy Adams call themselves?
a)
Democrats
b)
Democrat Republicans
c)
National Republicans
d)
Federalists
47.
What did Andrew Jackson's philosophy become to be known as?
a)
Jacksonian Doctrine
b)
Jacksonian Diplomacy
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
Jacksonian Republic
48.
What two things helped to make Andrew Jackson President?
a)
His humble background and his reputation as a war hero.
b)
His friendship with Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe.
c)
His love of Native Americans and hatred of slavery.
d)
His support for education and highways and canals.
49.
What was the nickname of President Andrew Jackson given to him by his soldiers?
a)
"Old Codger"
b)
"Old Hickory"
c)
"Old iron Side"
d)
"The Old Man"
50.
Which election was the first to count the popular vote in determining the President?
a)
1824
b)
1828
c)
1832
d)
2016
51.
Which President's wife (Rachel) died of a heart attack before he was inaugurated as President?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Martin Van Buren
52.
What is a, method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad?
a)
nominating convention
b)
spoils system
c)
mudslinging
d)
plurality
53.
What is, relating to a national government?
a)
favorite sons
b)
spoils system
c)
nominating convention
d)
federal
54.
What is, to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law?
a)
mudslinging
b)
plurality
c)
veto
d)
nominating convention
55.
What is, a word or object that stands for something else?
a)
facilitate
b)
relocate
c)
federal
d)
symbol
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